📍 140 Highway 142, Covington, Newton County, 30014
Eastside High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Covington, Newton County. The school has 1,621 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 83.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 19 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Eastside High School enrolls 1,621 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 83.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 43% Black or African American and 8.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 706 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 695 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 145 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 18 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
739 of the school's 1,621 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 666 qualify for free lunch and 73 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Eastside High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 17, state house district 112.
Eastside High School is one of 22 schools in Newton County, based in Covington, Georgia. The district serves 18,672 students district-wide and employs 1,152 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,621 students, Eastside High School is larger than the district average of about 849 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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